FILE PHOTO: Migrants walk along a road during a caravan bound to the northern border with the U.S., on the outskirts of Tapachula, Mexico December 2, 2024, 2024. REUTERS/Damian Sanchez/File Photo
(Reuters) - Every day, Nidia Montenegro spends hours checking her cellphone, hoping to receive a long-awaited appointment with U.S. border officials to seek asylum in the United States.
The 52-year-old Venezuelan migrant in Mexico says she fears her appointment will not come before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, when he has vowed to scrap a slew of programs that have allowed migrants to enter the U.S. legally - including the government app that Montenegro is using to try and get her appointment.
